I love networking and social media.  Yes, I use it for business, and it is absolutely essential for growing your business and connecting with your customers.  BUT... the thing about social media that is truly amazing, the part that you don't hear about very often, is the power of networking through social media.

Here's Our Little Secret

Everything that we have accomplished  at Assist Social Media was birthed from the power of networking.  Networking through twitter to be exact.  Angela and I first met on twitter and grew an awesome relationship and successful business while living hundreds of miles from each other.  Now if that isn't power, I don't know what is.  

The Importance Of Being Present (At Least Somewhat)

Automation is great, and it is definitely needed in social media.  There is just too much to do, and too many networks.  What I want you to get, I mean really get, is that you being present on your social networks and actively interacting with your followers/fans cannot be substituted.  Don't think that just because someone is handling your social media that you can't get in there and network.  In fact, you have an even greater opportunity to get in there and do some effective networking.  

So What Is Networking Exactly? 

Imagine yourself at a cocktail party.  You are moving around the room, meeting different people from all walks of life, making small talk, learning more and more about them, and connecting with them.  The most important part of networking is to always remember that at the root of it all is RELATIONSHIPS.  Not sales, not thinking about what you can get out of the interaction, just relationships.  If you go into networking with a closed mind or with only sales in mind, then you will miss out on the greater benefits that it can offer.  

Some Cool Ways To Network

Facebook Groups- One of my favorites.  Use Facebook search to find groups relevant to your industry, then interact within them.  You already know that the people in them have similar interest.  Jump in and start the conversation.  You can also start your own group.  

LinkedIn Groups- Same concept as Facebook groups, just on LinkedIn

Twitter- by far, my favorite.  It is so easy on Twitter to reach out and touch someone.  Find people in your industry by search for a particular topic like "social media" or following industry leaders and checking out the lists they are members of and lists they are subscribed to.  Lists are a great way to network and find people with the same interest as you.  
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NOTE: Google plus URLs are miles long and it is always easier to offer the user a simple solution a tidy short url that is attached to your own website, blog or fan page..  For this reason I offer you the following way to add a redirect you can use on your G+(Googleplus) URL.. 

To do this you need to know how to access your sites Root files. Or if you have a web person they can do it for you.. 

#1/ in the root of your site create a folder called [google+ or G+ or +]

#2/ in the folder you just created, create an index.php file [this will not work with an html file] and put this code in there.. 

SAMPLE: this is my Google page_ID NOTE: only the numeric portion--107828564012543852080 [you will find this in the browser bar 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107828564012543852080/ when you are on your own profile in Google+]

See Image: gplusredirect.png for exact code.. 



//everything within the must be copied to the index file//


#3/ upload the folder with the file to the remote root of your site.. 

#4/ Now you can give people your new address: http://(yoursite.com)/+or /Google+ or /G+

please check mine to see what I mean : 
http://troolsocial.com/+
http://troolsocial.com/g+
http://troolsocial.com/google+

I hope this helps and I look forward to seeing you all on Google+
We are creating a directory site for those who are conscious on Google+
It will be Gplusawake

Should anyone have an issue please email me troolsocial@gmail.com

Google Plus Business Pages are HERE!!

Quick and relatively painless set-up go here:.Create Google + Business Page

• The profile photo must be square; you can use the crop box by pulling the handles
• You can set up multiple Pages. for your brand, team or business and/or businesses that you admin
• You can change the name of the Page after you’ve created it
• Be aware that the local area Page will show your address under the title of your business page and for now if you have a Google places page you will have to look after it separately.

• In the left column your page will have :

Stream
Following
Customers
VIPs
Team members
Incoming
Notifications

• 1 Admin per page is allowed, should be the person responsible for managing the account.

•  Google+ Pages Contest and Promotion Policies – Contests, promotions etc must be run elsewhere as per the rules.
•  When you are posting as your Business Page a personal profile needs to add you to a circle before you can add them back to your Business Page
• In the right column you will have hangouts and Spread the word..
• Also note Google+ Direct Connect  -A page’s eligibility for Google+ Direct Connect is determined algorithmically, based on certain signals we use to help understand your page’s relevancy and popularity.
• there are a number of Categories for pages -Pick a category
  Add your infoLocal Business or Place
  Hotels, restaurants, places, stores, services …
  Product or Brand
  Apparel, cars, electronics, financial services …
  Company, Institution or Organization
  Companies, organizations, institutions, non-profits …
  Arts, Entertainment or Sports
  Movies, TV, music, books, sports, shows …
  Other
  Use if your page does not fit anywhere else

TROOL Social Media  Google Plus Business Page - please circle us -

Please share your Google Plus Business Page so we can add you to our Circles!
 
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Now from Facebook we are allowed to take our info..

Download Your Information

Get a copy of what you’ve shared on Facebook.

Download a copy of your Facebook data.  They will email you the zip file  when its ready.

A Leading Social Media Consulting Company wants to know how informed you are when comes to marketing and advertising in the twenty first century.  If you are not aware, get ready for some mind-blowing statistics on social media and the most powerful marketing tool available today.

 

 
The big question is, Social Media Marketing taking over traditional old school advertising?  It looks like the days of spending millions on magazine and television ads are over.  Or are they?   Are you wondering just how powerful Internet marketing is, compared to conventional options that can be more expensive and less effective?  

  

 Top Ten Benefits of using Social Media Tools Marketing 

1.       Immediate  access to your companies' benefits and features

2.       Effortless ability for the consumer to share with friends about your latest product while still on your web site with social media buttons.

3.       More likely, your ideas will go viral. 
 
4.       Quick access to your potential customers needs.  

5.       Cost Effective; you don't need to raise 30 million dollars for advertising to succeed.

6.       Advertising Stats.  can be tracked in real time . Eeasily verifiable with Access for all parties.

7.       Your Market  Reach on search engines is global. 

8.       The use of Social Media Marketing tools such as video and audio messages are more likely to be passed on to friends when used on a web site as opposed to a store. Therefore, your message can spread with no additional cost to you.

9.       Flexibility  allows for next day adjustments to Ad campaign if needed.

10.   Sharp innovative marketing strategies as opposed to unimaginative, outdated  advertising campaigns
 

Still not convinced and need some proof, actual numbers and companies that have and continue to show the world how to use social media marketing tools successfully  for advertising, branding and sells of almost anything.

I am prepared with the proof and you know I'm going to use a social media-marketing tool to show you instead of just telling you my evidence.  The video a marketing tool  Motivational Whisperers has successfully adopted is fast becoming  today's primary social media marketing choice. 


Watch the video and see what you may be missing in your marketing strategy. You will see just how powerful social media is today and how that will only continue to grow and be here for many tomorrows. 

Can anyone do what you just watched on the video? Yes.  Can anyone do this successfully without using a social media consulting company? Probably, but if you do not have the experience, knowledge, powerful marketing tools and a strong social media plan, where you can track and measure your ROI my answer is no not successfully.

 

 

 

As an online Social Media Consultant, I know that any size business can benefit significantly from using Social Media Marketing Tools correctly. Small businesses are the ones that benefit the most. Their budget depends on the viral based platform  that encourages people to spread the  word through great marketing tools.   

 

Understanding the needs and limitations of small business owners and entrepreneurs, we designed a marketing solution that meets the entrepreneur's needs and budget.  We made it Free as an introductory offer. The response has been amazing with people seeing results almost immediately.  Here is what one of the members had to say:

 

"I was surprised how easy Pay it Forward Marketing is. Peak Performance Success Coach Eileen Lichtenstein  exclaimed. "I noticed an increase in sales right away. I am so relieved every time I use Pay it Forward Marketing knowing I have many people helping me get the word out for a long time after I'm gone."

 

Start today advertising your important products  for the world to see. Free Pay it Forward Marketing. By being a part of Motivational Whisperers on any level is the opportunity to learn, share and unite with the leading experts in social media marketing. This is where it's happening.  That is where you need to be. 
 
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Social media is one of the best gifts ever for small business people with small marketing budgets. It enables you to reach a large audience for free, and to form new relationships and new partnerships with people you would never have encountered before.

Now, it goes without saying that the more people who hear your message, the more chances you have to find new clients/customers. So how do you build a big, enthusiastic social media audience?

1.) Follow the leaders in your field.  People go on sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus, and seek out those who have mutual interests.  One way to find people with mutual interests is to see who they're following. So someone who sells cooking videos would follow Paula Deen. And people who are interested in cooking would look at who is following her...and follow those people.

2.) Follow the followers of leaders of your field. Again, using the cooking analogy, if someone is following Paula Deen, clearly they're interested in cooking, right?

3.) Update your blog regularly, and go on social media sites and tweet links to your blog posts. Let people see you shine! Showing them your expertise and your knowledge is a sure fire way to bring in more clients.

4.) Interact with people on social media sites! Compliment people. Retweet useful posts. Enter into conversations with people.

5.) Hold events like webinars or podcasts, and invite guest speakers. Promote the events on social media sites. Because you've got a guest speaker, that speaker is motivated to promote the event, and therefore YOU, to their followers - which means they are exposing you to a whole new group of people. Be sure to do the same for them; reciprocity is the name of the game here.

If you have any other tips for building your social media audience, I'd love to hear them!

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So you want a social media marketing strategy that will make you an Internet star?  



Wouldn't it be great if you had a social media marketing platform designed with the intention of getting your strategy to go viral? What if there was simple way to get your idea out to millions of people? 

Don't you think it's about time someone came up with a marketing tool that is so powerful once it gets going even you will have to stand back in awe?   

The best way with an  social media marketing strategy is to get an idea or product to go viral and hit the high numbers of the population is through a network of influencers. The problem is not everyone has big enough networks that are all ready to promote your product or idea.

 

 When you use social media marketing, your idea gets out there but tends to die off after a couple of hours. The interaction fades quickly simply because the next message or a tweet that catches your attention and you move on.  The typical life of a tweet is about two hours sometimes less.  

The solution is to have different people sharing your idea over and over every day for a month this way it has the opportunity to go viral by passing through enough channels to make that possible.  Now imagine you initial involvement is only ten minutes.   Do you see the big picture here?

I took all of these components and put that into what is fast becoming the smart way to market.  Pay it Forward Marketing.  Oh, did I mention it's free?  Start here use our social media mareting strategy to get out yours.   That's the way social media works.  Watch the video get excited and start today.

 

 

Twitter works best if you apply all of these tips.  See which ones you are forgetting.
 

Twitter Marketing can be more powerful than Face Book if you know how to utilize it correctly. I have been a twitter member since 2008.  Before Ashton Kutcher and Lady Gaga made it famous. I recognized right away how valuable twitter can be on so many levels.  I also found out I loved the platform and I took to it right away.     


The Twitter Marketing ROI is great if you understand how social media & Twitter

If you want to be successful at Twitter Marketing don't skip any of the these Twitter Marketing Tips. Twitter can be your best friend  if you give it 100%.  Like anything you do its always suggested that you really go for it.  

Twitter Marketing Tip #1

The wrong way to market on Twitter: Do not send an auto welcome message. This is overused so much that no one knows if you are a robot or a person.  Your best bet if you want to welcome people is to that 

Twitter Marketing Tip #2

How to turn people off. Asking someone with a auto responder to like your facebook page  or go to your web site, any other place is not effective.  Think about this you don't know this person and instead of saying hi and getting to know you, someone is asking you for a favor without doing anth are giving you  instructions on what you have to do just to meet them.  

 

 

The wrong way to market on Twitter: Do not send an auto message at all. This is overused so much that no one knows on that service if you are a robot or a person.

Most people on Twitter just ignore their DM's because of the auto-message. It's much better to greet new people following you by using the @ sign instead of a DM.

  

Remember Twitter is about a two-way conversation with people so your followers can chime in and can see what you are saying.  If after you have talked to the person and you both know each others names that would be the time to say hey why don't we help each other out.  I will like your page and you like mine.  


This way the person doesn't feel that your intention was only to get a facebook like.  If you offer them something its a win- win and you both feel great about it.  Anything less and you both lose.  

 Twitter Marketing Tip #3

How to constructively bond with your followers on Twitter: start with asking them about themselves with a @ sign. 

Look at their web site and at the very least their profile to see who they are.  Everyone has a bio section and can put a link to their web site you want to look at that first. 

 

The people who get my attention are the ones that say I looked at your web site and then ask me a question about it or they took the 15 seconds to glance at my bio so they at least know who they are talk to.   When meeting  someone  on any social network think of it as if you were at a party or social event.  Don't bounce on them right away with a sales pitch, which will leave a negative first impression.  


Take a minute to look at their web site or at least read their bio. Then make your tweet personal this way you stand out right away.  It lets them know that you have a interest in THEM.  That  goes a long way when the majority of people on Twitter  are not doing that.

Success Tip:  Always keep this in mind it's about building relationships.  

 

Twitter Marketing Tip #4

Do not ONLY tweet about your products/services.  Mix it up  you do not want to sound like a one trick pony or a paid pitchman.  Whatever you do, do not tweet the exact same tweet five times in a row.  That spells SPAM. In today's world of so many ad's and spam people are interested in following real people who offer great tips and advice or valuable information regarding their specialty.

 

Success Tip: Not everyone you meet is going to be your client or so it seems. You never know why someone is in your path. There are Joint Ventures, referrals and making some great friends all worthwhile. It's not always about  direct immediate sells.   

Twitter Marketing Tip #5

How do I get more followers that will be interested in my business?  You have to follow people who are interested in what you do and then they will in turn follow back. You can do searches for key words on twitter where it reads search.

If your target market is people interested in success, type that in the search. You can also do a search for what people are talking about that.  If you sell accounting, software you would enter keywords for people who are interested in  accounting software.  You can also do a search for what people are talking about using keywords, tweetskan is the tool that does that. 

Another way to find people to follow on Twitter that has the same interests you do is to use twends Twitter service where you can put in your interests and then you find people that match that.  It's fun I just discovered it and something about seeds, you'll see just check it out. 

It goes against having people follow you because they are truly interested in what you do.  I tried it for ten minutes so I could share with you about it. If you list yourself in the proper category and you do not buy seeds you can find the people that share your interests and they can find you.

 

Twitter Marketing Tip #6

 

How do people find your area of business? 

Make sure your Bio explains what you do and gives your web site URL.  If you do not have a web site, then link to your face book page or your LinkedIn account.  That is one-way people know you are real. Most fake accounts will not have gone to the trouble of setting up a full-blown Facebook account or they will not have a web site.

Having a detailed Bio also allows for a more targeted following.  People can find you in a search for what you put in your bio so make sure you use every bit of that space and keep in mind what key word someone looking for you would use.

A good idea is to use your title and your tag line just the way you would when writing a article in the bio section. They will also find you for key words that you use when tweeting  instead of tweeting I am glad that went well.  Explain what that is. Example: I am glad my Master Mind Call went so well.

Success Tip: Include your picture. If you don't, it looks like you are half way out the door or you have something to hide. Either way it doesn't work in your favor.

 

Twitter Marketing Tip #7

 

How often should you tweet? If you want to be successful, you will tweet everyday at least three times a day and more if you have something interesting that is worth tweeting.   Spread it out every couple of hours or so. This way you hit all time zones.  

Seven days a week is best if you skip a day then you can put your tweets on autopilot and they will go out automatically.  The problem with  that is your not there to respond.  Too much of that and people will tune you out.

 

 

 

Before you, Unfollow people that you just followed give them a chance to follow you back.  At least wait a week before unfollowing someone. 

 

Twitter Marketing Tip #8

 

How to get on peoples lists and why does that matter? The list is a important place to be, why?  I have heard people say how can work this with so many followers.  Lists that is how. People put the people that give the most valuable information in lists and title it that way.  You can now use that as a form of testimonials that 800+ people on twitter are calling you a influencer or top expert in...  That is something people will find when they search for you.   
 

Offer  regular daily tips or great updates that are interesting and relate to your industry.
 

They also give you a list and option to unfollow all the people that aren't following you.  If you do use that option, remember to give people at least a week to find the time to follow back.  If you want to create your own lists but would like to automate it a good service is Formulists.Com

Twitter Marketing Tip #9

Why Following  back can make you a success on Twitter or break it.  If you think people, don't care that you're not following them back ,stop and ask yourself,  do I care?  See I told you.  We are all people of course we care.  How else are you going to have a two-way conversation and get to know people if you don't follow them too?  

When you don't follow back,  it tells people right away that you're not interested in really getting to know anyone.  When you see celebrities do this that is because can you imagine following back 3 million people. 

Some of the more engaging celebrities will follow some of their fans back.  Unless the whole world knows you and your that type of famous not just famous in your niche then follow back the people who have the same interests as you do. 

 

You can learn from following your target audience.  You will hear what they need what bothers them how they market.  Some of your followers may even inspire you.  You won't find out this beneficial information if your too busy trying to look famous.  You're not fooling anyone.

Twitter Marketing Tip #10

How to get people to Retweet you. Tweet things that make people feel good, motivate or inspire. Help tweets where you explain how to use the latest feature of something popular on face book or twitter or Google.  For twitter, there are hundreds of applications that other people have made that make twitter even more fun. Here is a list of the top twitter applications. 

You can tweet  them  one at time if you like plus using them will help you with many of the things I have been sharing with you.  When you get Retweets that means someone is giving you credit for saying something but they are also saying I like it.  All of these will get you Retweets.

 

If you post something and you, get no Retweets what is that telling you?  One of a number of things may be happening.  You need more followers who care about what you have to say. People that are following you don't agree. 

You're not on enough peoples lists.  Everyone you follow is famous and wouldn't dream of Retweeting anyone else.  It's normal if it happens once in awhile, it may be that you're tweeting at a peek time or a dead time.  
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There are times when the percentages for getting Retweet are up.  In the afternoon people seem to respond and Retweet more than in the morning. The weekends are also good for Retweet to go up.  I think that is because less people are using twitter and your tweets stand out.   

   

One Retweet in this case might get you noticed but two or more get your remembered.  I know if someone starts to Retweet me a lot they stand out. No matter how busy I am when I see the same person Retweeting me every day I look to see who they are and what can I do for them.  Every time I end up getting to know that person.  Why because they didn't ask me for anything, they gave to me over and over and that would get anyone's attention.   
   

 

Twitter Marketing Tip # 11

Retweet and support other people on twitter.  This is good for you in three important ways.  It allows you to offer great tweets to your followers without having to come up with something amazing to say all the time.  It encourages others to Retweet what you are doing as well.  In addition, it brings you to the attention of someone who does have a high number of followers because a Retweet is the highest compliment you can give on twitter. 

Twitter Marketing Tip # 12

Some of the unique and successful ways I have marketed on Twitter:  Find new Interesting ways to engage your followers. I had a twitter contest.

That was very successful and I met many people and at the same time introduced tons of people to my web site and my service just by having the contest on my web site. Look and you will see what I did for that contest. It ran about three weeks.

 I threw a twitter party one night at 5:00 PM great time to catch all of the  US.  I announced it that same day very impromptu and as more people came they starting tweeting it and before you know it everyone wanted to be a part of it.  We all talked to each other and introduced people that we thought would be great connections and had a great time.  I ended up meeting and getting to know many of my followers not to mention I had a blast.

 

Have a question and answer survey about something that would make a great article for your web site and then include the people who participated with their twitter URL and when you post the article make sure you let all the people that are in it know so they can tweet it too.  You will get lots of attention because each one of those people will Retweet it once you tell them they are on it.

 

Share when you are doing something unique and talk about lessons learned or new ideas that worked for you because of your experience those types' tweets are very interesting and valuable to your followers. 

 Write blogs that include other people, they will help you tweet your blog  to everyone. You can do a Top Experts list then so you get your website invloved you post the results to you blog.  This is the best way to get traffic to your blog or site from any networking site.  You have offered value at every end of thje deal.  
The people you put on your list get noticed and have braging rights and the readers get valueabloe tips and meet pelike  mend ed [ewititynit into a blog and post to your web site.   Find the people that  you feel offer the most value and tweet them the blog. They will help you get it out

 

There are many more ways you can successfully do twitter Marketing but most of all think outside of the box. Find your own unique voice and use twitter to engage  all the new  friends and people you are about to meet.  There are some wonderful people on twitter and them waiting to get to know you.

 Join me Thursday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time For  My Live Twitter Webinar How to be a Twitter Star.  If you have been using twitter and you wonder if you can make money with Twitter.  YES and  a lot of money.  I will share with you my easy proven Twitter methods for getting clients and boosting your business big time.  Sign up Now and get in FREE

 I will be doing another article soon about outside of the box twitter marketing tips so stay tuned.

See you all there. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter Dawn_Abraham. 

When you get there at @ me, so I can say hi we can talk and I will follow you back. :) 

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